I knew I should nto be startled by James' honesty. I smiled at him, putting an arm around his shoulder. "Wel, Prongs, I'm here and as back to normal as I can get for the time being," I assured him. "There's no need to be missing me."

I looked over at Moony, grinning. I could not help it. "I don't think we've ever been that bad. And really, in all honesty, you wouldn't have helped us find loopholes in the rules if you didn't enjoy the pranking, too."